Comparing Sir Launcelot In 'Acts Of King Arthur And His Noble Knights'
Although both Sir Thomas Malory in "Sir Launcelot du Lake" and John Steinbeck in "Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights" characterize Sir Launcelot as a mad lover, Malory uses tone to characterize Launcelot as trustworthy, while Steinbeck uses imagery to characterize him as unloyal. In both stories, Sir Launcelot were madly in love with King Arthur's wife, Queen Gwynevere throughout the stories. In Steinbeck's story, Launcelot is constantly drooling over Gwynevere and even ends up having a sexual encounter with her. “Their mouths met, and each devoured each other.” In Malory’s story, Guinevere loves Launcelot more than any other knight. “ Of all the knights” Launcelot was “the favorite of Queen Gwynevere”, and he had “sworn oaths of fidelity”